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		Adalbert, Saint first bishop of Prague to be of Czech origin. Adam and Eve in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions, the original human couple, parents of the human race. Adam and Eve, Life of pseudepigraphal work (a noncanonical writing that in style and content resembles authentic biblical works), one of many Jewish and Christian stories that embellish the account of Adam and Eve as given in the biblical Genesis. Biography was an extremely popular literary genre during the late Hellenistic period of Judaism (3rd ... Adam Brothers three French brothers who sculpted many monuments for the French and Prussian royal residences. They were exponents of a style that employed the textures of shells, corals, and perforated rocks. Lambert-Sigisbert Adam (1700-59) created sculptures for King Louis XV of France and Frederick the Great of Prussia. Nicolas-Sebastien Adam (1705-78) ... Adam De La Halle poet, musician, and innovator of the earliest French secular theatre. Adam Of Bremen German historian whose work on the archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen provides valuable information on German politics under the Salian emperors and is also one of the great books of medieval geography. Adam's Bridge chain of shoals, between the islands of Mannar, near northwestern Sri Lanka, and Rameswaram, off the southeastern coast of India. The bridge is 30 miles (48 km) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast). Some of the sandbanks are dry, and nowhere are the ... Adam's Peak mountain in southwestern Sri Lanka (Ceylon), 7,360 feet (2,243 m) high and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Ratnapura; it is located in the Sri Lanka hill country. Its conical summit terminates in an oblong platform about 74 by 24 feet (22 by 7 m), on which there is a ... Adam, Adolphe French composer whose music for the ballet Giselle (1841) is notable for its dramatic power. It has retained its popularity with dancers and audiences to the present day. Adam, Paul author whose early works exemplify the Naturalist and Symbolist schools and who later won considerable reputation for his historical and sociological novels. Publication of his first Naturalist novel, Chair molle (1885), led to his being prosecuted; his second, Le The chez Miranda (1886), written with Jean Moreas, is an early ... Adam, Robert Scottish architect and designer who, with his brother James (1730-94), transformed Palladian Neoclassicism in England into the airy, light, elegant style that bears their name. His major architectural works include public buildings (especially in London), and his designs were used for the interiors of such country mansions as Syon House ... Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria. It was administratively created in 1991 from the northeastern half of former Gongola state. Adamawa is bordered on the north and northwest by Borno and Bauchi states, on the west and southwest by Taraba state, and on the southeast and east by Cameroon. Adamawa traditional emirate centred in what is now Adamawa state, eastern Nigeria. The emirate was founded by Modibbo Adama, who was one of Sheikh Usman dan Fodio's commanders and who began a Fulani jihad (holy war) in 1809 against the non-Muslim peoples of the region. Adama moved the capital of his ... Adamawa Plateau volcanic upland in west-central Africa. Though chiefly in north-central Cameroon, part of the plateau, known as the Gotel Mountains, is in southeastern Nigeria. The plateau is the source of the Benue River. Its highest elevations are more than 8,700 feet (2,650 m) above sea level. Many craters and small lakes ... Adamawa-Ubangi languages branch of the Niger-Congo language family consisting of 120 languages spoken by approximately 12 million people in an area that stretches from northeastern Nigeria across northern Cameroon, southern Chad, the Central African Republic, and northern Congo (Kinshasa) into southwestern Sudan. Recent lexicostatistical studies have shown that Adamawa-Ubangi languages are closer ... Adamic, Louis novelist and journalist who wrote about the experience of American minorities, especially immigrants, in the early 1900s. Adamkus, Valdas Lithuanian American who was president of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003. Adamnan, Saint abbot and scholar, particularly noted as the biographer of St. Columba. Adamnan, The Vision of in the Gaelic literature of Ireland, one of the earliest and most outstanding medieval Irish visions. This graceful prose work dates from the 10th century and is preserved in the later The Book of the Dun Cow (c. 1100). Patterned after pagan voyages (immrama) to the otherworld, The Vision of ... Adamov, Arthur avant-garde writer, a founder and major playwright of the Theatre of the Absurd. Adams town (township), Berkshire county, northwestern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies at the foot of Mount Greylock (3,491 feet [1,064 metres]), on the Hoosic River, 15 miles (24 km) north of Pittsfield. The town of North Adams is 5 miles north. Founded by Quakers in 1766, it was known as East Hoosuck ... Adams county, southern Pennsylvania, U.S., mostly consisting of a piedmont region bordered by Maryland to the south and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west and north. The principal waterways are Lakes Meade and Heritage and Long Pine Run Reservoir, as well as Conewago, Toms, and Rock creeks. Parklands include parts ... Adams family Massachusetts family with deep roots in American history whose members made major contributions to the nation's political and intellectual life for more than 150 years. Adams, Abigail American first lady (1797-1801), the wife of John Adams, second president of the United States, and mother of John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United States. She was a prolific letter writer whose correspondence gives an intimate and vivid portrayal of life in the young republic. Adams, Ansel the most important landscape photographer of the 20th century. He is also perhaps the most widely known and beloved photographer in the history of the United States; the popularity of his work has only increased since his death. Adams's most important work was devoted to what was or appeared to ... Adams, Brooks historian who questioned the success of democracy in the U.S. and who related the march of civilization to the westward movement of trade centres. Adams, Charles Follen U.S. regional humorous poet, best known for his Pennsylvania German dialect poems. Adams, Charles Francis U.S. diplomat who played an important role in keeping Britain neutral during the U.S. Civil War (1861-65) and in promoting the arbitration of the important "Alabama" claims. Adams, Charles Francis American lawyer and businessman, government official, yachtsman, and philanthropist who made Harvard University one of the most abundantly endowed academic institutions. Adams, Douglas British comic writer whose works satirize contemporary life through a luckless protagonist who deals ineptly with societal forces beyond his control. Adams is best known for the mock science-fiction series known collectively as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Adams, Franklin Pierce U.S. newspaper columnist, translator, poet, and radio personality whose humorous syndicated column "The Conning Tower" earned him the reputation of godfather of the contemporary newspaper column. He wrote primarily under his initials, F.P.A. Adams, Gerry president of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), one of the chief architects of Sinn Fein's shift to a policy of seeking a peaceful settlement to sectarian violence in Northern Ireland and a member of the British Parliament (from West Belfast) and the Northern Ireland ... Adams, Hannah American compiler of historical information in the study of religion. Adams, Henry historian, man of letters, and author of one of the outstanding autobiographies of Western literature, The Education of Henry Adams. Adams, Herbert Baxter historian and educator, one of the first to use the seminar method in U.S. higher education and one of the founders of the American Historical Association. Adams, John early advocate of American independence from Great Britain, major figure in the Continental Congress (1774-77), author of the Massachusetts constitution (1780), signer of the Treaty of Paris (1783), first American ambassador to the Court of St. James (1785-88), first vice president (1789-97) and second president (1797-1801) of the United States. ... Adams, John Couch British mathematician and astronomer, one of two people who independently discovered the planet Neptune. On July 3, 1841, Adams had entered in his journal: "Formed a design in the beginning of this week of investigating, as soon as possible after taking my degree, the irregularities in the motion of Uranus ... Adams, John Quincy eldest son of President John Adams and sixth president of the United States (1825-29). In his prepresidential years he was one of America's greatest diplomats (formulating, among other things, what came to be called the Monroe Doctrine); in his postpresidential years (as U.S. congressman, 1831-48) he conducted a consistent and ... Adams, Leonie American poet and educator whose verse interprets emotions and nature with an almost mystical vision. Adams, Louisa American first lady (1825-29), the wife of John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United States. Adams, Marian American social arbiter and accomplished photographer. Adams, Maude American actress, best known for her portrayals of Sir James Barrie's heroines. Adams, Robert clinician noted for his contributions to the knowledge of heart disease and gout. In 1827 he described a condition characterized by a very slow pulse and by transient giddiness or convulsive seizures, now known as the Adams-Stokes disease or syndrome. Adams, Roger chemist and teacher known for determining the chemical constitution of such natural substances as chaulmoogra oil (used in treating leprosy), the toxic cottonseed pigment gossypol, marihuana, and many alkaloids. He also worked in stereochemistry and with platinum catalysts and the synthesis of medicinal compounds. Adams, Samuel politician of the American Revolution, leader of the Massachusetts "radicals," who was a delegate to the Continental Congress (1774-81) and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was later lieutenant governor (1789-93) and governor (1794-97) of Massachusetts. Adams, Samuel Hopkins American journalist and author of more than 50 books of fiction, biography, and expose. Adams, Walter American astronomer who is best known for his spectroscopic studies. Using the spectroscope, he investigated sunspots and the rotation of the Sun, the velocities and distances of thousands of stars, and planetary atmospheres. Adams, William navigator, merchant-adventurer, and the first Englishman to visit Japan. Adams, William Taylor American teacher and author of juvenile literature, best known for his children's magazine and the series of adventure books that he wrote under his pseudonym. adamsite in chemical warfare, sneeze gas developed by the United States and used during World War I. Adamsite is an arsenical diphenylaminechlorarsine and an odourless crystalline organic compound employed in vaporous form as a lung irritant. It appears as a yellow smoke that irritates eyes, lungs, and mucous membranes and causes ... Adamson, Joy; and Adamson, George wife-and-husband conservationists who pioneered the movement to preserve African wildlife.